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Old Feb 7, 2017 | 11:38 AM
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I am probably going to run in the Sandhills Open Road Challenge next year. One of the conditions is an H or U rated tire. So I found H rated tires online, but does anyone know if there is an H tire with white letters? Having trouble finding those. 255-60-15

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Tirerack but they may or may not have a higher speed rating which is better than an H. Can't recall ever seeing a U rated tire.

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the only white letter tire we have in that size is the Radial T/A from BF Goodrich which is an "S" rated tire
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That's what I thought. Thanks for the replies.
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Old Feb 7, 2017 | 05:16 PM
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Over here in the UK we now get a white letter tire called Galaxy ,it has one UK importer and below is what they say about it but i dont know if you get them in the USA .Prices are about 40% cheaper than BFG's

North Hants Tyres are developing a new range of high speed raised white letter tyres, The Galaxy R1 comes in a H rating for speed up to 130 MPH, and V rating for speed up to 149 MPH. These tyres are ideal for AC Cobra's, Ford Mustang's, Chevy Camaro's & Dodge Chargers,The Galaxy R1 is also a good fitment on European car like Jaguar's & Aston Martins, If you did not want the raised white letter showing then just simply turn them around to reveal a standard European style blackwall.
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Thanks for the tip on the Galaxy R1. I just emailed them to see if it's worth shipping them here. Probably not, but we shall see.
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you can make your own stickers or glue on
https://www.tirestickers.com/shop/
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